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marijuana legalization

Marijuana is seen for sale at Harborside, one of California's largest and oldest dispensaries of medical marijuana, on the first day of legalized recreational marijuana sales in Oakland, California, U.S. January 1, 2018.

Pot may be legal in California but noncitizens still have cause for worry

Justice

California is home to more than 10 million immigrants. And for those without citizenship, marijuana possession and use could be a deportable offense.

Marijuana displayed at a store

President Trump, will you be cracking down on the billion-dollar marijuana industry?

Global Politics
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